asialism

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asialism

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From a- + sialo- + -ism.

noun

uncountable Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia. Where swelling is prominent, edema and a massive accumulation of lymphocytes and plasma cells compress the salivary duct, which may result in almost complete asialism.

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noun decrease of salivary secretion

Italiano	ascialia

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@misc{asialism_2026,
  title = {asialism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asialism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}